France Laval in tight spot over Mediterranean naval role
Western Newspaper Union report outlines Laval facing pressure from Britain and Italy as it seeks a peaceful end to the Italo Ethiopian conflict. Britain asks France to allow use of dockyards and fleet cooperation, while Eden Hoare push a forceful stance. Lavals answer could affect Locarno commitments and league leadership. Florida senator credits govt with restoring bank credit and boosting purchasing power amid deflation. Massachusetts by election shows Republicans gain amid local issues and New Deal debate. Atlantic City labor conference endorses industrial unionism with craft unions kept separate.
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Florida
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Massachusetts
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Salem
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War Front Reports and Censorship Stir Tensions
Dispatches from Africa describe severe censorship and unreliable reports from Djibouti and British Somaliland. Alleged Italian killings of Somaliland camel corps members and cattle gassing are reported, as Britain and Italy trade harsh rhetoric while troops concentrate on the Egypt Libyan border.
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Libya
Emperor Halie Selassie rejects peace terms from Mussolini
Ethiopian Emperor Halie Selassie refuses Italian offers of large territorial cessions and economic concessions. Italian forces in the north celebrate Degiae Halle Selassie Gugsa's desertion. Reports claim Italians deploy chlorine gas and dum-dum bullets in the Ogaden and southern regions.
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Vandenberg Denies 1936 Presidential Candidacy
Michigan Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg returned from Europe claiming he is not a candidate for any office. He predicted the GOP would win in 1936 but declined to name a nominee. He criticized Roosevelt’s first Congress speech and warned against liberal spending under the New Deal.
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White House
Woodin
United States Leaders Sail to Manila for Commonwealth Inauguration
Vice President John Garner leads a large delegation of senators and representatives from Seattle to Manila for the formal establishment of the Philippines commonwealth and Manuel Quezon's inauguration on November 19. Secretary Hull remains in Washington as acting head, while President Roosevelt stays in wireless contact with the capital during the voyage.
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Manila
United States
Philippines
Roosevelt amid Republican debate and Romanian royal intrigue
Roosevelt rejects a Borah bid to frame the 1936 campaign around trust busting while criticizing waste and taxes as major issues. Separately in Romania, King Carol II turns 42 as Magda Lupescu returns from Paris amid anti Semitic demonstrations and palace political tension.
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Idaho
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Paris
Lupescu
Roosevelt Begins Return Voyage From Panama Canal Cruise
President Roosevelt left the Pacific side aboard the cruiser Houston, passing through Panama Canal to the Atlantic. He inspected garrisons at Fort Clayton and other posts, visited the Madden dam on the Chagres River, and boarded at Pedro Miguel locks with Panama’s President Arias and Mrs. Arias aboard.
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Panama Canal Builder General Sibert Dies at 75
AJ General William L. Sibert, one of the builders of the Panama Canal and last surviving canal commissioner, died at 75 at his Kentucky home. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington. A veteran engineer and soldier, he rose to brigadier general for canal service and led the First Division in World War I. He later chaired Alabama state docks commission and Boulder Dam commission, and led the American Association of Port Authorities as president in 1929-1930.
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Arlington National Cemetery
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A.elf
Alabama
Liberal Victory Ends Bennett’s Conservatives Rule in Canada
Mackenzie King and the Liberals won 158 of 245 seats in the House of Commons signaling a shift from Bennett's New Deal policies. The platform prioritized unemployment relief and tariff reduction to 1930 levels, a US reciprocal trade pact, and Bank of Canada nationalization to curb volatile credit. Herridge resigns as minister to the United States as the new administration begins.
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Washington Post
Supreme Court to rule on New Deal projects and power cases
The Supreme Court will decide challenges to the AAA taxes and TVA power operations amid competition with private utilities, with an early ruling anticipated. The court also rejected habeas corpus appeals for California prisoner Thomas Mooney and refused to hear a challenge to Huey P. Long era political reforms.
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League lawyers volunteer to defend potato growers
The American Liberty League announces a Committee of 58 noted lawyers will defend small potato growers against the potato control law. It notes Secretary Wallace opposes the measure and intends to avoid enforcing it rather than violate the act by growing unlicensed potatoes.
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American Liberty League
Rockefeller Jr Gifts Fort Tryon Park to New York City
About twenty years John D Rockefeller Jr has owned a 60 acre tract at the upper end of Manhattan known as Fort Tryon Park He has beautified it and now presents it to New York City as a public park valued at $6 000 000 It extends from 192nd Street to Dyckman Street.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Manhattan Island
Fort Tryon Park
New York City
Ninety-second Street
Dyckman Street
Stratford Hall Dedication as National Shrine in Virginia
Stratford Hall in Westmoreland county Virginia the Lees historic home for 200 years was dedicated as a national shrine. The 1100 acre estate was donated to the public by the Robert E Lee Memorial Foundation with a Roosevelt message read at the ceremony attended by many officials. The house built by Thomas Lee colonial governor and birthplace of Gen Robert E Lee.
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Westmoreland County
Virginia
Lees
Robert E. Lee
Roosevelt
Thomas Lee
Marriage of Juan Bourbon Heir to Infanta in Rome
Juan of Bourbon the 22 year old heir presumptive to the Spanish throne and Infanta Maria de la Esperanza of the Sicilian Bourbon family wed in Rome. Blessed by Pope Pius, the couple set off for a world honeymoon tour including a potential U S visit. Their royal birth ties and international prominence mark the ceremony.
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Alfonso
Spain
Infanta Maria Dela ‘Esperanza
Washington Rumors Circulate Over Morgenthau and Hoover
In Washington rumors swirl about Henry Morgenthau Jr being reassigned to Spain or Madrid ambassadorship and Herbert Hoover signaling a run while avoiding committing to a candidate role. Diplomats warn Italy faces hard economic pressure and Germany may supply goods if profitable, with neutral trade laws under review.
Eating fruit helps kids after school says Housewife
The Housewife advises that after school children may feel hungry and that giving them fruit instead of candy cookies or cake is better. Fruit does not spoil appetite and has a beneficial effect according to the Public Ledger WNU Service.
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Public Ledger, Inc
WNU Service
Pretty Brave Sol Lupoff Aboard Hner Dixie Strands Off Florida
Passenger Pretty Brave Sol J. Lupoff recounts being on the Hner Dixie when it stranded on a Florida reef. He returned to New York with mixed feelings about women who stayed calm despite danger, puffing powder on their noses and adjusting Upstiel as they braced for impact.
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Hner
Dixie
Florida
New York
Lupoff
Ask Your Doctor About Safe Regular Bayer Aspirin
A health advisory urges checking with your family doctor about regular Bayer Aspirin use for headache relief and other pains. It notes aspirin’s rapid relief, long history of use, and widespread patient experience as evidence of safety for the average person.
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Bayer Aspirin
Temperament as a Sign of Self-Control Debate
Opinion piece notes that calm discipline is the true measure of temperament and contrasts it with impulsive reactions. Authors argue steady restraint demonstrates leadership and steadiness amid pressure.
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